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Rating: Verdict: Guns, not roses  As Oscar Wilde cheekily suggested, we Brits have everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language. I was therefore a little worried that Kevin Kline might drive a three-wheeled wagon through Noel Cowards quintessentially English comedy Present Laughter. Even so, I couldnt resist having a look at Klines 2017 production of the play, in a live recording available on Broadway HD, an internet platform packed with tasty American shows and musi...

Share 1964: This was taken when I was seven, in Kuching, Malaysia. I was born in Kuala Lumpur and my dad, who ran an import-export business, had been transferred there. I was sent to a prep school in England at the age of nine. I grew up wanting to be a vet, but I was too sentimental. But I fancied being an actress too, and I got into the Bristol Old Vic theatre school 1983: Things happened very quickly for me with acting. My screen break was the 1982 TV mini-series The Woman In White, then cam...

Updated / Thursday, 31 Dec 2020 09:20 As with everything else this year, the pandemic played havoc with the world of entertainment. However, it was both a curse and a blessing as 2020 proved a fascinating year for the business of show. Heres our 2020 revision  January  The late, great Larry The month got off to a tragic start with the worlds of media and entertainment mourning the passing of two broadcasting greats Following her sudden death at the age of 69, the nation remembered veteran ...

Noël Coward knew just “how potent cheap music is”, as he says in his play Private Lives, but he also understood the power of striking a pose. His sophisticated stage dialogue was always delivered in matching style. Now admirers of this towering talent – he was acknowledged in his day as “the Master” – will have the chance to see glamorous costumes, designs and props, along with letters and photographs gathered from his long career. A rare collection goes on sho...

Its about time the work from home crowd rediscovered the art of the louche dressing gown Why settle for manky jogging bottoms when all along there has been a far nattier alternative? Noel Coward knew the merits of dressing well Credit: REX When social historians of the future come to write their accounts of this turbulent year, among the wealth of idiosyncratic detail – panic buying, masks, a surfeit of home-baked sourdough, PE with Joe –  the abrupt change in the nation’s dress code wil...

© Ewen Weatherspoon Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Theatre bosses at Eden Court in Inverness have sent out a Panto ‘love letter’ to thank supporters during the Covid pandemic. A special two-minute production has been performed by panto stars who would normally be performing to thousands during the festive period....

A sneak peek at controversial Princess Diana musical claims late icon was delighted to be freed from the Royal Family as son Prince Harry is urged to get show cancelled A clip of the postponed musical on NBCs two-hour special One Night Only: The Best Of Broadway Hosted by Tina Fey, 50, the show featured songs from top musicals and raised money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Diana: A New Musical, had originally been scheduled to open on March 31, but it halted production 19 days before it...